A Study of Intermittent, High-dose Afatinib to Determine the Maximal Tolerated Dose and Assess Activity of This Dose Against Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With T790M Mutations

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This trial is divided into Part A and Part B. The primary objective of Part A is to establish the Maximal Tolerated Dose of intermittent high dose afatinib. The primary objective of Part B is to assess the response rate of patients with non-small cell lung cancer with EGFR T790M mutations to a dose of intermittent afatinib established in Part A.

The secondary objective is to explore tumor response and tumor-derived biological markers of response to afatinib, as well as pharmacokinetic parameters of afatinib.

A Phase 1b Study of Intermittent Administration of High Doses of the Irreversible EGFR Inhibitor Afatinib as a Means of Achieving Plasma Levels Active Against Non-small Cell Lung Cancer With Known T790M Mutations

Establish the Maximal Tolerated Dose of a pulsatile, high-dose regimen of afatinib in patients with advanced solid tumors followed by treatment at that dose or a lower dose in patients with stage IV non-small cell lung cancer harboring EGFR T790M mutations who have progressed on therapy with a reversible tyrosine kinase inhibitor

Percentage of Participants With Dose Limiting Toxicities [ Time Frame: 28 days ]

Percentage of participants with Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs), based on investigator assessment, for determination of Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD). MTD was defined as the dose in which less than 2 of up to 6 patients developed a DLT.

Maximum Tolerated Dose [ Time Frame: 28 days ]

Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) was defined as the dose in which less than 2 of up to 6 patients developed a Dose Limiting Toxicity (DLT).

Secondary Outcome Measures
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Objective Response Rate for Patients With EGFR T790M Mutations [ Time Frame: From first drug administration until last drug administration, up to 420 days ]

Objective response rate for patients with Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) T790M mutations. Objective response was defined as Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesion or Partial Response and (PR): >=30% decrease in the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumours (RECIST) version 1.1.

This endpoint was originally planned to be analysed in part B of the study, however as no participants were treated in part B the analysis was performed on the part A participants.

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Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

No

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

Part A only:

Patients with histologically confirmed advanced solid tumours that are metastatic or unresectable and for which standard curative or palliative measures do not exist or are no longer effective. Patients who refuse standard therapy are also eligible.

Progression of disease on a reversible tyrosine kinase inhibitor within 30 days of starting study drug. Loss of exposure to prior EGFR TKI should not be >30 days; any procedural delay in confirmation of progression is to be discussed with the BI Clinical Monitor.

Chemotherapy, biological therapy, or investigational agents (except erlotinib or gefitinib) within 4 weeks prior to the start of study treatment

Hormonal treatment within 2 weeks prior to the start of study treatment (continued use of anti-androgens and/or gonadorelin analogues for treatment of prostate cancer is permitted)

Radiotherapy within two weeks prior to the start of study treatment (except palliative radiotherapy given for symptom control)

Less than 3 days from prior treatment with gefitinib or erlotinib. Patients with adverse events related to gefitinib or erlotinib must recover to Grade 1 or less to be eligible.

Major surgery within 4 weeks before starting study treatment or scheduled for surgery during the projected course of the study

Known hypersensitivity to afatinib or the excipients of any of the trial drugs

History or presence of clinically relevant cardiovascular abnormalities such as uncontrolled hypertension, congestive heart failure New York Heart Association classification of 3, unstable angina or poorly controlled arrhythmia as determined by the investigator. Myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to starting study treatment

Women of childbearing potential and men who are able to father a child, unwilling to be abstinent or use adequate contraception prior to study entry, for the duration of study participation and for at least 2 months after treatment has ended.

Female patients of childbearing potential who are nursing; are pregnant; are not using an acceptable method of birth control, or do not plan to continue using this method throughout the study; and do not agree to submit to pregnancy testing required by this protocol

Any history of or concomitant condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the patient's ability to comply with the study or interfere with the evaluation of the efficacy and safety of the test drug

Previous or concomitant malignancies at other sites, except effectively treated non-melanoma skin cancers, carcinoma in situ of the cervix, ductal carcinoma in situ or effectively treated malignancy that has been in remission for more than 3 years and is considered to be cured

Required treatment with any of the prohibited medications listed in this protocol that cannot be stopped for the duration of trial participation

Known pre-existing Interstitial Lung Disease

Any history or presence of poorly controlled gastrointestinal disorders that could affect the absorption of the study drug (for example, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, chronic diarrhea, malabsorption) in the opinion of the investigator

Prior participation in a blinded afatinib clinical study, unless permission to unblind was granted in consultation with the Clinical Monitor of the blinded study

Meningeal carcinomatosis

Patients with brain or subdural metastases are not eligible, unless they have completed local therapy and have discontinued use of corticosteroids or have been on stable doses of corticosteroids for at least 4 weeks before starting study treatment. Any symptoms attributed to brain metastases must be stable for at least 4 weeks before starting study treatment